The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).
Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
20 of 20 tests Good
Results over time
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.
Recent tests
Date
Enterococci per 100 mL
Rating
Oct 26, 2026
10
Good
Oct 19, 2026
10
Good
Sep 29, 2026
10
Good
Sep 15, 2026
10
Good
Aug 31, 2026
10
Good
Aug 17, 2026
10
Good
Aug 4, 2026
10
Good
Jul 20, 2026
10
Good
Jul 7, 2026
10
Good
Jun 29, 2026
10
Good
Jun 22, 2026
10
Good
Jun 15, 2026
10
Good
Jun 8, 2026
10
Good
Jun 1, 2026
10
Good
May 27, 2026
10
Good
May 18, 2026
31
Good
The long view
The state has 767 tests on record for Navarre Beach Public Access 37a over 25 years, starting August 2002.
In the last 10 years, 6 tests of 200 (3%) came back Poor, below the rate for all Florida sampled beaches (6.1%).
Bacteria levels usually jump after heavy rain, when stormwater washes to the shore, and drop again within a day or two.
Sampling site NAVARRE BEACH PUBLIC ACCESS 37A (Santa Rosa County, EPA beach ID FL390372), at 30.37228, -86.91351. Results are from the Florida Department of Health's Healthy Beaches Program; years before 2026 come from the state's submissions to EPA's Water Quality Portal.